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California Ballot to Vote on $36.25 Billion in Housing Bonds

The measures would change how the state finances homes by pairing taxpayer-backed construction bonds with a fee-backed loan program for new buyers.

BTG’s André Esteves Says Small Fiscal Signals Can Cut Brazil’s High Interest Rates

Argentina Delays Launch of Employer Severance Funds Until Second Half of 2026

Lima Transport Company Uvita Shuts Down After Extortion and Gunfire

Three Senators Move to Repeal Argentina’s New Severance Fund as Court Freeze Holds

Pakistan Diverts Rs100 Billion From Development Budget to Fuel Subsidies

Dario Durigan Sworn In as Brazil’s Finance Minister, Pledges Continuity and Diesel Relief Push

PSD to Decide 2026 Presidential Nominee by Late March, Says Ratinho Júnior

Argentina’s Lower House Opens 300-Slot Voluntary Retirement for Staff Through March

Tamil Nadu Credits Rs 2,000 Top-Up to Pensioners, Extends Cash Aid to Fisherfolk and Tea Growers

Brazil Sets 2026 Minimum Wage at R$1,621, Effective January 1

Peru’s Central Bank Warns New Laws Hurt Fiscal Stability as It Lifts 2025 Outlook

UK Migration Adviser Puts £5.6bn Lifetime Fiscal Cost on 2022/23 Partner Cohort, Urges Keeping Work‑Visa Pay Floor

EU Raises Growth Forecast, Germany Still Trails for 2026

French 10-Year Borrowing Costs Edge Above Italy's After Bayrou Government Falls

Milei Vetoes Pension and Disability Benefit Increases to Uphold Deficit-Elimination Pledge

Argentina Law Strips Tax Break for SME Guarantees, Banks Urge Reversal

Reform UK Urges Bank of England to Scrap Reserve Interest Payments for £35bn Annual Savings

IMF Urges Spain to Expand Housing Supply and Reform Pensions as Growth Outpaces Eurozone

EU Approves €150 Billion SAFE Loan Program to Bolster Defense Autonomy